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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski says a promised-then-canceled tax cut is the same as a tax hike. Democrats disagree.

Gubernatorial contender Bob Stefanowski and other Republicans insist Gov. Ned Lamont increased taxes by $900 million per year in his first budget — not a record-setter, but one of the largest in recent history. Democrats counter that it was closer to $250 million — way down the list of all-time hikes — and that Lamont never raised the income tax at all.

Democrats, who’ve controlled the governor’s office since 2011 and the legislature for decades, reject the “tax increase” label.

The shrinking workforce also has made it more difficult for state agencies to limit...

With just over one week to go before more stringent pension limits take effect, more than 4,400 state employees either have retired this calendar year or filed their written intention to step down before July 1, according to new numbers released Wednesday by Comptroller Natalie Braswell’s office.

Commissioner Colin Greene was referenced in a Washington Post article rejecting racism as a public health crisis.

State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and state Rep. Toni Walker, D-New Haven, the co-chairs of the state legislature’s Appropriations Committee, are

VPM News reporters are covering the 2022 Virginia special legislative session.

A new report from the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis found General Fund overtime spending of most state agencies went up $20.4 million, or about 11%, during the first three-quarters of this fiscal year, which began last July 1. Total overtime spending approached $207 million.

While Connecticut’s government overtime costs rose considerably this fiscal year as state employees retired in large numbers, overall payroll is way down from one decade ago. A new report from the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis found General Fund overtime spending of most state agencies went up $20.4 million, or about 11%, during the first three-quarters of this fiscal year, which began last July 1. Total overtime spending approached $207 million.